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Best Pickaxe Enchantments: Minecraft Guide | Minecraft Enchant

Two practical pickaxes: one for extra drops and one for preserving blocks. Data, usage, and compatibility for Java 26.2. Practical guidance and sources included.

Shared core: Efficiency V, Unbreaking III, Mending
Drop pickaxe: Fortune III
Block pickaxe: Silk Touch
Recommended count: 2 pickaxes

Shared core

Efficiency V improves speed, Unbreaking III reduces wear, and Mending repairs with experience.

Fortune III

Use it for ores and other blocks whose loot tables support increased drops.

Silk Touch

Use it for stone, glass, ender chests, ore blocks, and decorative collection.

Why two

Fortune and Silk Touch conflict, so separate tools let you choose the desired result.

Source: https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360058730912-Minecraft-List-of-Enchantments

Updated: 19.07.2026